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Uttarakhand At A Glance
Uttarakhand Fact File
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Formation day
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09-Nov-00
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Area
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55,845 sq.km.
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Population (Appx.)
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7.045 Million
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Capital (interim)
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Dehradun
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High Court
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Nainital
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Rajya Sabha Seats
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3
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Lok Sabha Seats
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5
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Legislative Assembly
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22, after delimitation - 70
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Legislative Council
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No Council proposed, but 7 elected and two nominated members to be deemed to continue in Provisional Legislative assembly.
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Governor
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Sri S.S. Barnala
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Chief Minister
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ND Tiwari
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Chief Justice
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A Desai
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Chief Secretary
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AV Singh
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DG Police
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AK Saran
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Advocate Gen.
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LP Naithani
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Districts of Uttarakhand (13 districts)
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District
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Area (sq km)
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Population
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Headquarters
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Pauri Garhwal
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5,438
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6,82,535
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Pauri
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Chamoli
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9,126
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4,54,871
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Chamoli
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Dehradun
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3,088
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10,25,679
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Dehradun
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Tehri Garhwal
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4,421
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5,80,153
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New Tehri
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Uttarkashi
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8,016
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2,39,709
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Uttarkashi
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Nainital
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6,794
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15,40,174
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Nainital
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Udhamsingh Nagar
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3,358
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9,14,861
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Rudrapur
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Almora
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5,385
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8,36,617
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Almora
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Pithoragarh
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8,856
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5,66,408
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Pithoragarh
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Hardwar
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2,360
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11,24,488
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Hardwar
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Bageshwar
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1,626
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2,24,172
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Bageshwar
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Rudra Prayag
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2,439
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2,00,451
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Rudra Prayag
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Champawat
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1,642
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1,97,000
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Champawat
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Uttarakhand- General Features
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Longitude
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77deg 34' 27" E to 81deg 02' 22" E
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Lattitude
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28deg 53' 24" N to 31deg 27' 50" N
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Total land area
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51125 Sq. Km
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Hilly area
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92.57%
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Plains
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7.43%
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Forest cover
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63%
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Suitable for irrigation
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12.50%
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Other useful land
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2.50%
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Suitable for cultivation
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11.50%
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Trees and shrubs
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4%
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Grazing ground
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4.25%
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Waste land
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2.25%
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Literacy
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65%
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Post offices
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2500
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Telegraph Offices
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400
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Primary schools
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10000
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